deliberate

B2 Topic:Communication

US /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ UK /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ See IPA manual

Freq #10839

Meanings

1

adj
Done on purpose, not by accident.

The fire was no accident; it was a deliberate act.
2

adj
Slow and careful, done after thinking carefully.

He spoke in a slow, deliberate voice.
3

verb
To think about or discuss something carefully before making a decision.

The jury deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict.

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1 adj · done on purpose, not by... intentional conscious purposeful voluntary

2 adj · slow and careful, done... careful measured

3 verb · to think about or discuss... debate

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Forms deliberateddeliberatenessdeliberatesdeliberating

Derived forms deliberatelydeliberatenessdeliberatorindeliberatenondeliberatenondeliberatingoverdeliberatepredeliberateredeliberateundeliberateundeliberating

Related forms deliberation deliberative

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.

deliberat Middle English

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# deliberate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/
**Frequency rank:** 10839

## Meanings
1. Done on purpose, not by accident.
2. Slow and careful, done after thinking carefully.
3. To think about or discuss something carefully before making a decision.

## Examples
- The fire was no accident; it was a deliberate act.
- He spoke in a slow, deliberate voice.
- The jury deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict.

## Derived Forms
- deliberately
- deliberateness
- deliberator
- indeliberate
- nondeliberate
- nondeliberating
- overdeliberate
- predeliberate
- redeliberate
- undeliberate
- undeliberating

## Related Forms
- deliberation
- deliberative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deliberat

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.

## AI Etymology
deliberate is inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber. Current senses include Done on purpose, not by accident and Slow and careful, done after thinking carefully. English relatives and later formations include deliberately, deliberateness, deliberator, deliberation, deliberative.

## Topics
- Communication

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